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  1. Sorry for the way I had to post the images - that the way they were sent them to me. This is for our all gas - not hybrid. Don't know anything on the hybrid sorry. The below is what they said our Comprehensive Software Update we had yo wait for involved.... We couldn't even get an owner manual until the update was done.
  2. Well this last Friday wife did what srvc manager said to do next time locks and mirrors start acting up - drive to dealer! Duplicated issues and left car for software update that was released - original apt for update was today. Did partial update sat and completed today. Dealer pretty much hung the moon on that fixing all the issues. Even as late as this am when I called for update. Well, this pm got text - software update finally finished and had no effect on the problems. Mirrors and locking / unlocking not working still a problem. Waiting for next step…..
  3. So im no tire expert or mechanic, but have been driving a lot of years. I have a pretty good idea when cars drift and dont. Soooo, we went on our 2nd long road trip. A number of times because I sensed the car drifts right, I tested by letting go of the steering wheel and after 3-6 seconds the car will drift to the right. Tested at about 70 - 75 MPH from the left , center and right lanes at a number of different spots on the highway. Same thing happened on out 1st highway trip out to Houston from New Orleans and reporting it to dealer 1st time. They then returned the car and said all 'Normal'. Went for a drive this am with Porsche New Orleans service manager. After watching the car drift a bit at different times , he said all is normal. We then went on the Causeway where the wind was blowing toward us from the right and the car drifted right. He then said the road was following the crown and that the car is deigned to drift away from traffic. Huh?!? I confirmed what he said. " Yes, the car is engineered for safety to drift away from the flow of traffic". I then asked if that cars in England or Japan for instance are designed to drift to the left? I said, well , the steer from the right side of the car and travel in opposite direction/ lanes than US for instance... He couldn't answer that. Im not sure I want them touching my car if thats what they think! Can anyone confirm this new drifting feature? Am I being unreasonable in expecting the car to stay straight after more than 3-6 seconds? Help appreciated from those with tire / drive experience. I feel stupid even asking this - but it doesnt seem right to me. Thanks.
  4. 10-4. Went for a test drive this am with service manager and he said they have them too at Porsche of New Orleans. Going to wait until they do them on a few cars before we go in for it. I inquired to him what all it covers and he said he wasn't sure - except - that it will change the way the steering way measures control , i.e, sensors in the steering wheel will now measure sensitivity of touch instead of grip, is what he told me.
  5. ADD ON: 7) Doors sound like they are trying to lock after taking off after every stop….
  6. We inquired this am re: software update. No changes. they still cannot tell us when its coming OR whats its for.
  7. Went to dealer this am for apt to diagnose : 1) driver door occasionally not unlocking 2) driver side view mirror occasionally not opening 3) driver "take control" alerts and steering wheel vibrating with warning even though cruise not activated and driving normally 4) passenger side door not unlocking / locking occasionally 5) passenger side view mirror non-responsive to control button. Also not dipping in reverse 6) passenger side soft close not working I did not find this out until after the appointment - it was a Porter who verified and demonstrated all the above to - he was not even a tech or a service writer. Guess I should be lucky that the car was malfunctioning so they couldn't say - NPF - No Problem Found. Then was told by the service writer there is nothing they can do at this point.
  8. So the other week on our 1st road trip, the front passenger side door soft close feature stopped working, the mirror would not fold in and the door would not lock. We 1st noticed it when at one point we exited the car and the door did not close. We re-opened and closed a few times and the feature did not work. We locked the car using the fob. Same door, front passenger, the mirror still didnt fold in. We check the door for a possible obstruction and tried several times. No good. The door was also unresponsive to locking from the inside driver button and the mirror button would not fold the mirror in either. We exited the car again and locked with the fob - all locked but the passenger side. Oh well - what to do ?!? The next day , all was good and working again. Fast forward to today. Car locked, key in her hand and wife tries to open passenger front door. No good. Won't unlock! Not by just grabbing the handle OR with the fob. Had to go and try the driver side master unlock button. Not responsive. Had to get in and pull handle from inside. Got door open. Upon exiting, passenger side soft close non-responsive again and door won't lock and mirror doesnt fold in on lock or with mirror adjust button from driver side. Lastly, there was one time I had tried to get in the driver side and the door didnt open. Car was locked and I had the key in pocket. I had to pull a few times before door opened. I thought I had forgotten how to open doors - but - now im wondering whats going on! SOFTWARE GLITCH!! I guess we'll eventually get in the car - one way or another - BUT - this could be a potential safety concern if one cant get in if necessary, OR, worse, get out.
  9. weird that they have the notice sheet to sign. so I either should not have been allowed to take delivery or the car is not one of the ones hat need the update. But then, why dont I get a manual? they won't install one in the pcm - but thats another topic!
  10. off topic - but a little fyi I found out today.... Some may like the features so no big deal I guess. Personally I like to be in control of whats enabled or disabled in my cars. Time for a rubber band wind up I guess. When we set up the driver profiles the dealer asked if we wanted the Driver Fatigue & Unresponsive Driver Braking enabled. I have the DF enabled in my truck so no big deal. Wife wanted URDB on, so we enabled it. Well today, while waiting to get the windshield repaired I decided to mess around and turn off the features. As soon as I did, I got 2 annoying flashing icons in the dash along with a ' 1 ' count message icon in the Home Screen. I tried to clear the Home Screen message and couldn't - it would not go away and i could not stop the icons from flashing on the dash. Additionally the is an ' ! ' on the dash telling you that there's a message. So if thats not annoying enough, when you turn the car off, the options re-enable themselves. So im not sure why the dealer asks if you want them on or not, but maybe once you enable them, they cannot be disabled. The dealer could not answer why the message cant be cleared or why the icons flash or why the feature does not stay off if de-selected. IF I HEAR ONE MORE TIME FROM THE DEALER, "ITS A NEW CAR, WE DONT KNOW", I think ill go crazy!
  11. Without some sort of update or spec. Number, no way to tell. My dealer would give the update number or tell what it involves / updates. Said they Porsche wouldn’t tell them.
  12. 1st road trip - 500 miles or so. Love the ride. Good acceleration. Very comfortable. No off roading yet - all highway. The pcm didn’t freeze up at least like the 2023 Macan GTS. BUT - soft close feature on doors stopped working as well as the passenger side mirror won’t fold in on lock or respond if trying to close manually or make adjustments.
  13. Had to wipe user profile and reset everything.... None for this model. PCNA keeps emailing us links for the older models when we've asked. BUT, seeing as this is all new for this model, the links dont apply. NOTHING ANYWHERE FOR THIS MODEL. So , buyers are on their own. Lane keep assist keeps trying to take over, jerks the cars around when driving. So we turned this off which is disappointing bc my wife likes the feature - when its working properly of course. Also, a few times when ive tried to open the door by pulling on the outside handle, the latch has refused to unlock. Have to pull multiple times to open the driver door or use the fob. So easy entry or whatever its called - keyless entry - is an issue....
  14. UPDATE: No Operations Manual supplied with the problematic 2024 Cayennes - at least not a comprehensive Digital Version. So, when you look at the slim paper version you do get and see "Digital" 369 times, your screwed. Good luck.
  15. So, not knowing what the update updates, maybe smart to wait…. We spent about 1.5 hours programming keys, comfort settings, etc. We finished my wife then me and then we exited the car, locked it and finished up the paperwork. Still at dealer , we then go to leave, open the car and poof - no settings saved. Maybe that’s part of the fix …. Who knowns, because no one can tell us what the update if for. We again programmed a few settings before leaving, but they didn’t work. So we left a little disappointed. But , we had just traded our 2023 Macan GTS bc of an annoying rattle and the pcm kept freezing. Also, no more physical button for the garage door opener. On the touchscreen - Homelink programmable icon. So you have to either program you home location into the pcm and a small icon comes up on the screen to press and hold when you get close to the garage OR you have to press the pcm homelink icon and then press another small icon on the screen after that. Id look some of this stuff up in the manual, but they don’t give a full paper one anymore - our says “Digital” about 350 times and I couldn’t find it in the pcm. Not sure why these car manufacturers have to be so cutting edge before they know what they’re doing?
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